Welcome to our Holiday Blog
Enjoy reading through articles written by the Original Cottages team. There’s plenty here to keep you interested and inspired, with hot tips on what to see and do, where to eat and of course, recommendations of our favourite cottages to stay in! So get stuck in and let our ideas help you plan your next cottage holiday. We’d also love to hear from you, do get in touch at hello@originalcottages.co.uk and let us know about the amazing UK places you think we should write about.
383 Articles found
Food & Drink
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cookies
I love Peanut Butter! In fact Peanut Butter & Chocolate are probably my favourite sweet combination. Here’s an adapted recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery ‘Home sweet home’ book which has proved very popular in our house.
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Food & Drink
Penshurst Apple Cake
This delicious apple cake is a Penshurst speciality, made by using apples grown in the estate orchard, it was first enjoyed by the Sidney family, who have occupied Penshurst Place since the 16th Century - but you can use your own home grown apples
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Things To Do
Walk from Shipbourne to Ightham Mote
Think Farmers Market, think a walk through the countryside to Ightham Mote for a refreshing cup of coffee, think lunch at The Chaser Inn - if this sounds good to you, then read on!
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Food & Drink
Maple & Walnut Cake
It’s that time of year again, temperatures are falling, nights are drawing in and The Great British Bake off is on the telly.
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Where the wild ones go! (wild swimming in Devon)
Bathed in the radiant magic of morning sun or in the heavy humid haze of a summer’s afternoon, nothing quite beats a serene swim to refresh and revive the senses.
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Property Spotlight
Lake District Cottages - Elterwater Village
Nestled in the mouth of Great Langdale valley, Elterwater village takes it’s name from Elter Water (Lake of Swans) which lies 1/2 a mile to the south. For several hundred years the main industries in the village have been quarrying and farming, ma
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Top 6 Cultural Things to See in Dartmoor
With a diverse and rich cultural heritage, Dartmoor has a wealth of things to see, from prehistoric tombs, medieval buildings and settlements over four thousand years old, to 23 conservation areas and 1,208 scheduled monuments.
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Things To Do
Loughrigg Fell - Walk a little, see a lot
Lake District Walks – Loughrigg Fell
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Things To Do
Brockhole - Tree-Top Trek
There are hundreds of things to do in The Lake District, but it doesn’t stop local businesses making new and ever more exciting activities for us all to enjoy. The ‘Tree Top Trek‘ at Brockhole is a fantastic addition for 2012.
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Food & Drink
Drizzle Cake Isn't Just for Lemons
Being a keen baker I’ve recently started to expand my repertoire into adaptations of other peoples recipes. As baking is more science & precision than other cookery forms you can’t deviate too much without drastic changes in results.
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Things To Do
A Walk on Crinkle Crags, Bowfell & Esk Pike
Living & working in Langdale gives us less time than you may think to actually go out walking. Certainly the high fells are currently out of bounds with a 4 yr old who’s favorite phrase is ‘my legs are tired’.
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